From this article you will learn about ginger and blood pressure: the effect of the root on AD, when and in what form it is better to use. Contraindications.
- In what cases is it appropriate to use ginger against
- pressure? How and in what form should it be taken?
- When ginger can not be used
Ginger is an ordinary or pharmacy herbaceous perennial plant, for medicinal purposes and for food use its rhizome. Does it increase blood pressure? Blood pressure decreases this product, this effect is associated with two mechanisms:
- The product relaxes the smooth muscles of the small vascular network( capillaries).
- It dilutes the blood, prevents the formation of small clots( blood clots).
There have been no medical studies of the properties of ginger, and the effect of the active components of the plant on BP is indirect( it is mediated).The use of any form of the plant, in the absence of contraindications, does not cause harm to health.
Without prescription, ginger is released in pharmacies in the form of capsules, powder, tincture and oil, it is not a medicinal product.
If ginger increases pressure when observing the indications for use, then it is necessary to get a consultation of a doctor( therapist, cardiologist) in the near future, since this should not be.
When to apply ginger against pressure
The ginger rhizome exerts only a slight hypotensive effect.
Indications for use:
- with a slight and unstable increase in blood pressure figures( upper 140-150 mm Hg, lower 90-100 mm Hg);
- as an additional remedy, against the background of a constant intake of medicines against hypertension;
- in cases of psychotraumatic situations, accompanied by increased pressure - in combination with soothing agents;
- in pregnancy - provided that the elevated pressure index is not associated with complications of fetal gestation( gestosis, eclampsia);
- in meteodependent people without an established diagnosis of hypertension.
Prior to use, a medical consultation is mandatory to exclude the permanent form of hypertension, which requires drug therapy.
How and in what form to take
Having dealt with the question, ginger raises or lowers the pressure, we will talk about the form in which it is better to use the plant to make the most effective use of its medicinal properties.
Any treatment with herbal preparations is of a "cumulative nature" subject to regular use( that is, the healing effect "accumulates" with the time of admission).
Ginger rhizome can be obtained:
- In dried form( capsules or in powder).
- In its entirety( in the form of a root).
- In marinated form.
- In candied form( candied fruit).
Features of these types of product:
- Marinated ginger can not be consumed in large quantities because of the high content of vinegar, and with ulcers of the small intestine and stomach in the acute phase, it is completely contraindicated.
- Candied ginger is a very high-calorie product, and the use of a large amount of carbohydrates is not recommended for hypertension and is absolutely forbidden in the case of concomitant diabetes.
- For regular exposure to pressure, ginger is convenient to use in capsules or in powder. The frequency of admission is prescribed in the instructions to the biological supplement, usually no more than three times per day.
- You can simply prepare a drink from a fresh ginger root at home. Recipes of ginger drinks are more than a dozen, they are easy to find in free access. To take such a home remedy is necessary more often than purchased drugs, since in dry matter the concentration of active elements is higher.
As an adjuvant in the treatment of hypertension, the root can be applied for 4-6 weeks, repeated every 3 months.
To increase the hypotensive effect of the plant, its combination with rosehip and hawthorn is acceptable.
When you can not use ginger
Like any remedy used for therapeutic purposes, the ginger root has a number of contraindications to the use:
- is an individual allergic reaction to any of the plant components;
- high levels of potassium and( or) sodium in the blood;
- violation of the rhythm of contractions of the cardiac muscle by the type of bradycardia;
- ulcerative lesions in the acute period of the duodenum and stomach;
- high figures of blood coagulation( MNO, APTTV) against a background of specialized therapy with anticoagulants( warfarin, heparin, etc.);
- any forms of reduced pressure;
- cholelithiasis of any localization in the acute period;
- acute form of inflammation of the pancreas, associated with concrements in the bile ducts;
- pregnancy with low pressure figures;
- malignant tumor formation;
- extreme forms of kidney failure, liver function;
- as the only means for correcting arterial hypertension.